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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts) Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:52 AM Mar 2016

Coca-Cola Dumps Trump And Declines To Sponsor The Republican Convention

In February ColorOfChange sent letters to Coca-Cola, Google, Xerox, Adobe Systems, AT&T, and Cisco Systems asking them not to support the Republican National Convention if Donald Trump was the nominee. Coke has responded by backing away slowly from the crazy that is the sure to be the Republican convention, where Donald Trump has promised "riots" if he is not nominated.

In February ColorOfChange sent letters to Coca-Cola, Google, Xerox, Adobe Systems, AT&T, and Cisco Systems asking them not to support the Republican National Convention if Donald Trump was the nominee. Pressure has been increasing and Coke has responded by backing away slowly from the crazy that is the sure to be the Republican convention, where Donald Trump has promised “riots” if he is not nominated.

The New York Times reported that Coca-Cola has heard the complaints brought by ColorofChange and has already declined to sponsor the Republican National Convention to the same level of $600,000.00 as they did in 2012. In fact, they had donated $75,000.00 and they have no plans to donate more.

Why? ColorofChange has a more than 100,000 signatures on a petition demanding that the companies that sponsor the convention decline to do so this year, including Google, Walmart, Xerox, and Apple.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/30/coca-cola-declines-sponsor-republican-national-convention-hate.html

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Coca-Cola Dumps Trump And Declines To Sponsor The Republican Convention (Original Post) BigBearJohn Mar 2016 OP

K&R! Thanks for posting this, BigBearJohn.... n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #1

My pleasure indeed. BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #2

Think I'll go have a Coke! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #3

A Quaker Coke -- cool! n/t LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2016 #10

I'm actually having one right now, LOL. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #11

that stuff is poison RussBLib Mar 2016 #20

go coca cola! bravo! eom wildbilln864 Mar 2016 #4

Everyone they sponsor turns toxic. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #5

Way back in the day....I interned for them. Xolodno Mar 2016 #17

My late wife worked for a few weeks as a nanny for coke execs in Turkey. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #19

An act of corporate integrity is to be applauded AxionExcel Mar 2016 #6

Trump is going to be the worst candidate in modern history. joshcryer Mar 2016 #7

This is the 2nd decent thing Coca Cola has done this month. MADem Mar 2016 #8

Indeed Sherman A1 Mar 2016 #14

"Trump’s violent rhetoric has inflamed a national atmosphere already hostile to Latino, Muslim, and pampango Mar 2016 #9

Trump is toxic to GOP big donors Gothmog Mar 2016 #12

Get the Koch John Birch Society to sponser the Republican venue like they did in 2012. plenty of $$ Sunlei Mar 2016 #13

So, no Coke. Pepsi? ..nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #15

Ha! kentauros Apr 2016 #23

In fact, they had donated $75,000.00 saturnsring Mar 2016 #16

They'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #18

Still a crappy company rockfordfile Mar 2016 #21

Hope you aren't typing that on an Apple computer, or using Google for your research. MADem Mar 2016 #22

In 2012, they actually sponsored both conventions. hughee99 Apr 2016 #24

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)

1. K&R! Thanks for posting this, BigBearJohn.... n/t

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 03:09 AM

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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)

2. My pleasure indeed.

Reply to Ghost in the Machine (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 03:25 AM

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Rhiannon12866

(205,947 posts)

3. Think I'll go have a Coke!

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 03:26 AM

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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,591 posts)

10. A Quaker Coke -- cool! n/t

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:42 AM

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Rhiannon12866

(205,947 posts)

11. I'm actually having one right now, LOL.

Reply to LastLiberal in PalmSprings (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:48 AM

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RussBLib

(9,034 posts)

20. that stuff is poison

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:39 PM

Mar 2016

it will rot your gut

wildbilln864

(13,382 posts)

4. go coca cola! bravo! eom

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 03:27 AM

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Bad Dog

(2,025 posts)

5. Everyone they sponsor turns toxic.

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 04:50 AM

Mar 2016

Republicans, FIFA, international athletics. Soon there won't be anything left.

Xolodno

(6,398 posts)

17. Way back in the day....I interned for them.

Reply to Bad Dog (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:21 AM

Mar 2016

Something I observed, when it came to sponsorship of sporting events....Pepsi was always willing to lay the money down on high profile. So coke often ended up getting the less visibility events.

But, Coke was always willing to drop the money when it came to shelf space and position at stores and high traffic theme parks. Plus they heavily go after restaurants.

Bad Dog

(2,025 posts)

19. My late wife worked for a few weeks as a nanny for coke execs in Turkey.

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #17)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:22 PM

Mar 2016

It wasn't what was advertised, they flew her over 1st class then expected her to sleep on the floor and work as a skivvy. She walked out, got a job in downtown Istanbul and converted everyone she met to Pepsi. I drink Pepsi because it's cheaper.

AxionExcel

(755 posts)

6. An act of corporate integrity is to be applauded

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:04 AM

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joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

7. Trump is going to be the worst candidate in modern history.

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:19 AM

Mar 2016

In at least a century. He's not capable of winning. He may not even win a single state with how bad it's going to be. You can't nominate a candidate based upon the whims of a small subset of people.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

8. This is the 2nd decent thing Coca Cola has done this month.

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:26 AM

Mar 2016

Using their economic cudgel on the Government of Georgia, threatening with Disney and others to leave the state, was a rather ethical stance to take as well/

http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/03/nathan_deal_pat_mccrory.html

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

14. Indeed

Reply to MADem (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:07 AM

Mar 2016

To Coke for these stands.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

9. "Trump’s violent rhetoric has inflamed a national atmosphere already hostile to Latino, Muslim, and

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 05:32 AM

Mar 2016

Black communities as well as women and people with disabilities”.

“He has inspired violent attacks on peaceful protesters and journalists and all the while has continued to be given a free pass by much of mainstream media and corporate sponsors. This is not “business as usual” and corporations should not continue to treat it as such.”

But ColorofChange wants more than just not donating more money to the actual convention. They want companies to pull advertisements and promotions as well, “We are glad that Coca-Cola is choosing to do the right thing, by rethinking what will surely be a international platform for more hate and intolerance."